Category: Opinion

Cropredy Festival Preview – Part Four: Opinion

By At The Barrier on 28th May 2024 • ( 1 Comment )

Our Cropredy review continues with Part 4 featuring Eddi Reader, The Spooky Men’s Chorale and Feast Of Fiddles.

Cropredy Festival Preview – Part Three: Opinion

By At The Barrier on 15th May 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

We continue our multi-part preview to Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2024 as we look at three more acts on the bill.

Cropredy Festival Preview – Part Two: Opinion

By At The Barrier on 6th May 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

The second of our Cropredy 2024 previews highlights Focus, Ranagri and Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage.

Cropredy Festival Preview – Part One: Opinion

By At The Barrier on 27th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Festival season is quickly approaching. We will be taking in plenty of what they have to offer over the summer. One of our favourites is Fairport’s Cropredy Convention.

Richard Thompson – 13 deeper cuts: Opinion

By At The Barrier on 10th February 2024 • ( 1 Comment )

We dig into Richard Thompson’s vast discography and pick out 13 deeper cuts that maybe go unnoticed amongst such a stellar body of work.

What we are looking forward to in 2024: Opinion

By At The Barrier on 1st January 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

2023 is in the books. So…on to 2024. There is an awful lot to look forward to. Here are a few picks of what we are looking forward to this year.

At The Barrier – Best Of 2023: Opinion

By At The Barrier on 27th November 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Picking albums to sum up a great year in music gets harder and harder. 2023 has again seen some incredible releases.

What happens when a band loses a key member? – Part 3

By Mike Ainscoe on 14th November 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Dream Theater without Mike Portnoy? Could things ever be the same again?

Damnation Festival 2023 – Bands Not To Miss: Opinion

By At The Barrier on 15th October 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Damnation Festival 2024 is fast approaching. This is great news for fans of the more extreme side of metal as Damnation always delivers a great line up.

The Essential Bruce Dickinson Solo Cuts: Opinion

By Dominic Walsh on 29th September 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Bruce Dickinson has announced he is to release a new album. It will be his first since 2005’s Tyranny Of Souls. The Mandrake Project arrives early 2024.

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2023 Playlist

By Dominic Walsh on 9th August 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

We are delighted to be invited to curate a playlist of songs for the festival on the Saturday of the festival in-between the live music on the main stage.